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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Barbershop Quartet Musical To Open Norma Terris Season by Frank Rizzo

A new musical about a not-so-traditional barbershop quartet penned by the head writer of “The Cosby Show” and the writer of "Freud's Last Session" will open the 2013 season at Goodspeed …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:54AM

Dana Steingiold Joins Cast Of 'Beau Jest' Play Reading at Westport by Frank Rizzo

Dana Steingold, who received a Connecticut Critics Circle Award for her performance as Little Red Ridinghood in Westport Country Playhouse ’s “Into the Woods,” will be in…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:23AM
Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Yale's Tarell Alvin McCraney Gets Major Writing Award by Frank Rizzo

Dramatists Naomi Wallace, Stephen Adly Guirgis , and Yale School of Drama grad Tarell Alvin McCraney are the nine recipients of the new writing prize — and one of the most lucrati…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:46PM

'Punk Rock" To Play At Connecticut Rep at UConn by Frank Rizzo

Connecticut Repertory Theatre will present Simon Stephens' "Punk Rock" March 28 to April 7, in the Studio Theatre on the Storrs campus.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:06PM

'On the 20th Century' Slated For Hartt School by Frank Rizzo

The Hartt School at the University of Hartford will present the musical “On the Twentieth Century,” Thursday, March 14 through Saturday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:13PM

Site Specific Theater At New Haven's IKEA. No Instructions Needed by Frank Rizzo

Live theater has played in some offbeat places. But this one’s a doozy.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:49PM

Linda Eder To Offer Master Class At Torrington's Warner Theater by Frank Rizzo

Tony Award nominated Linda Eder (Broadway’s “Jekyll & Hyde”) will be giving a master class for the Warner Theatre Center for the Arts Education in Torrington on Saturda…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:23PM
Monday, March 11, 2013

'Biggest Loser''s Sweat Mistress Jillian Michaels Takes "Lifestyle" Show To Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Health and wellness guru — and sweat mistress of TV’s “The Biggest Loser” — Jillian Michaels will bring her “Maximize Your Life” tour to the Bu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 11:55AM
Sunday, March 10, 2013

A Talk With Valerie Harper, Living 'Here And Now' by Frank Rizzo

In our first interview in the 1990s, Valerie Harper described the character of Rhoda Morgenstern —sidekick on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and star of the spinoff "Rhoda" — as "th…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, March 7, 2013

Hartford Theater Colleagues React To Valerie Harper Cancer Diagnosis by Frank Rizzo

Two Connecticut men who worked intimately with Valerie Harper, best known for her street-smart Rhoda Morgenstern in two award-winning television '70s sitcoms, reacted with sadness and suppor…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013

Musical of Disney's "Jungle Book" Set For Boston's Huntington by Frank Rizzo

Directed by "Metamorphoses"' Mary ZimmermanHere's a well-worth trip for Connecticut theater-goers:

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 10:15PM
Friday, March 1, 2013

"Man in a Case:" Weaves A Quiet, Strange Spell At Hartford Stage by Frank Rizzo

Mikhail Baryshnikov Stars In World Premiere Based On Two Chekhov StoiresThe show: World premiere of “Man in a Case” at Hartford Stage.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, February 28, 2013

Musical 'American Idiot' Explodes With Intense Theatricality by Frank Rizzo

Green Day's Rock Opera Opens At BiushnellThe show: The national tour "American Idiot" at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts in Hartford.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Olympia Dukakis, John Douglas Thompson Star In 'Mother Courage' by Frank Rizzo

Heads Summer Lineup At Shakespeare & CompanyOver at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox, Mass. the main stage shows presented in repertory are: Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour&r…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:48PM

Treat Williams Featured In Summer Season In Berkshires by Frank Rizzo

Set To Star in 'The Lion In Winter' In StockbridgeThere’s even more theater activity in the Berkshires this summer with various shows at the three theaters belonging to th e Berkshire …

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 06:41PM
Monday, February 25, 2013

Beth Glover, Mark Zimmerman Head Goodspeed's 'Good News!' Cast by Frank Rizzo

Beth Glover (Goodspeed’s “High Button Shoes” and “Red, Hot & Blue”) and Mark Zimmerman (Broadway’s “West Side Story” “A Catered Affai…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:54PM

Musical 'Bridges Of Madison County" Tops Slate At Williamstown by Frank Rizzo

Red Sox Musical, 'Johnny Baseball' Also On Roster

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:43PM
Sunday, February 24, 2013

Green Day's 'American Idiot' Comes To The Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

"Next To Normal"'s Tom Kitt Supervises The Stage AdaptationTom Kitt remembers seeing punk-pop group Green Day for the first time. He was a student at New York's Columbia University in the '9…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

Connecticut's Oscar Favorites From Those In The Know by Susan Dunne and Frank Rizzo

Who Will Win? Who Should Win? And Why? The Academy Awards bring out the critic in everyone. It starts when the nominations are announced — "Whaddya mean, Ben Affleck wasn't nominated?…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Saturday, February 23, 2013

Ta'Rae Campbell Heads Cast Of "Sister Act" Tour by Frank Rizzo

Playing Hartford's Bushnell In AprilTa'Rea Campbell (Broasway's "Book of Mormon," "The Lion King") will star as Deloris Van Cartier in the national tour of "Sister Act," coming to the Bu…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:08PM
Friday, February 22, 2013

John Bonanni Exits Executive Role At Torrington's Warner Theatre by Frank Rizzo

John Bonanni is exiting her role as executive director of Torrington's Warner Theatre after one and a half years.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 03:33PM

'Saturday Night Live''s Julia Sweeney, Jill Sobule Slated For Twain House by Frank Rizzo

"Saturday Night Live"'s Julia Sweeney and singer-songwriter Jill Sobule will team up for "Jill and Julia," a show set for the Mark Twain House & Museum on Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 p…

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:01PM

Video Of Long Wharf Theater's 'Curse Of The Staving Class' by Frank Rizzo

The folks at New Haven's Long Wharf Theater just released a video clip of its production of Sam Shepard's "Curse of the Starving Class" featuring Judith Ivey.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:53PM

Discount Tickets Available For 'American Idiot' Tour At Bushnell by Frank Rizzo

Show To Also Play Shubert In New Haven

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 12:34PM

Sam Shepard's "Starving Class" Sends Contemporary Chills In Long Wharf Production by Frank Rizzo

The show: Sam Shepard's "Curse of the Starving Class" at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM

Sam Shepard's 'Starving Class' Sends Contemporary Chills At Long Wharf by Frank Rizzo

The show: Sam Shepard's “Curse of the Starving Class” at New Haven's Long Wharf Theatre.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 01:00AM
Thursday, February 21, 2013

Westport Actor Joins Cast Of Broadway's "Newsies" by Frank Rizzo

Adam Kaplan, a Westport native who worked at the Westport Country Playhousse, is casrt in the Briuadway production of "Newsies."

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 05:23PM
Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Jeremy Desmon Refreshes Goodspeed's 'Good News' by Frank Rizzo

Jeremy Desmon,  whose credits includes  "The Girl in the Frame,"  is adapoting the book for the revival of "Good News"  at the  Goodspeed Opera House  in East Haddam.

SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 04:15PM

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